BCA guard Jeffers primed to go to Winston-Salem State

BCA's Jamison Jeffers drives in a game against his former team, Cummings High School, last month. Tevin Smith of Cummings was defending on the play.

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By Bob Sutton / Times-News

Published: Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 01:22 AM.

Becoming a better point guard is a process that Jamison Jeffers says is ongoing.

Next stop for the Burlington Christian Academy senior will be Winston-Salem State.

Jeffers has given a verbal commitment to play men’s basketball for the Division II Rams. He can make that official by signing a national letter-of-intent in the spring.

“They were always in the picture,” Jeffers said Wednesday. “I like how they play, the atmosphere of the games. The games being so loud and hyped.”

Jeffers has made noise with his performances since playing a key role for Cummings High School as a sophomore when the Cavaliers reached the Class 2-A sectional final. He was a Times-News All-Region selection last season with Cummings, which took another step by advancing to regionals as Jeffers averaged 16.3 points per game. He opted to complete his high school career at BCA.

“The change of schools really helped me on and off the court,” Jeffers said. “At Cummings, I had a lot of athletes (around me) and I could get away with a lot of things. I’ve become a way better point guard.”

Becoming a better point guard is a process that Jamison Jeffers says is ongoing.

Next stop for the Burlington Christian Academy senior will be Winston-Salem State.

Jeffers has given a verbal commitment to play men’s basketball for the Division II Rams. He can make that official by signing a national letter-of-intent in the spring.

“They were always in the picture,” Jeffers said Wednesday. “I like how they play, the atmosphere of the games. The games being so loud and hyped.”

Jeffers has made noise with his performances since playing a key role for Cummings High School as a sophomore when the Cavaliers reached the Class 2-A sectional final. He was a Times-News All-Region selection last season with Cummings, which took another step by advancing to regionals as Jeffers averaged 16.3 points per game. He opted to complete his high school career at BCA.

“The change of schools really helped me on and off the court,” Jeffers said. “At Cummings, I had a lot of athletes (around me) and I could get away with a lot of things. I’ve become a way better point guard.”

Jeffers said his focus has improved and he has put more emphasis on his studies to become more well-rounded. On the court, he said his BCA teammates have been a good fit as he has strived to make the team better as well as improve as a player.

He’s averaging 15.8 points and 10 assists per game for the Royals (15-6), who’ll play again tonight in the Triad Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals against visiting Carolina Friends.

Jeffers said he received recruiting interest of various levels from East Carolina, Elon University, Barton and Catawba. He said Winston-Salem State became more active in the recruiting since the beginning of the school year.

Jeffers said he hopes that Southwest Guilford’s Terrell Leach joins him in Winston-Salem State’s recruiting class as he knows Leach is a recruiting target.

Either way, Jeffers said entering the Winston-Salem State program is going to force him to continue to develop.

“I’m not the best player I can be, so I think this is going to be good for me,” he said.